Eye and fingerprint scanning comes to LaGuardia Airport

The eye and fingerprint scanning company will debut Wednesday at LaGuardia's Delta terminal before expanding. (Frank Eltman/AP)

A company called Clear that lets air travelers head straight to security with iris and fingerprint scans will open at LaGuardia Airport on Wednesday.

The service, which costs $179 a year, allows people to have their irises, faces and fingerprints scanned so they can use those biological identifications instead of driver's licenses or passports to get through airport lines.

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Clear will debut at LaGuardia's Delta terminal before expanding. Delta owns 5% of the company, which negotiates with airlines or airport operators to lease space at terminals.

It has been used at JFK Airport's Terminal 2 since December.

Getting fliers through check-in has been a priority for the feds after a summer of frustratingly long waits that snaked throughout terminals.

The TSA urges fliers to use the Homeland Security Department's PreCheck, which gives frequent fliers an express lane at security and lets them wear their shoes and jacket during the security check.